Dolphin's Jason Taylor

Jason Taylor will be remembered as one of the Miami Dolphins greatest players. He will probably be inducted into the Hall of Fame at some point. But he is still 34 years old and is continuing to play. He may also remember Jason Taylor on the hit show, “Dancing with Stars.” He was also married to Zach Thomas’s sister. When it’s all said and done his name will be mentioned with Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Don Shula, and others. As mentioned in another article about Jimmy Johnson, he was drafted in 1997 by the Miami Dolphins. He was a big part of the Miami defense that was great for a long time under Johnson’s draft picks. Jason Taylor was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round out of Akron, even though his career played out as top first round pick for defensive ends.
Taylor played all four years at Akron with three years of starting. During his junior and senior year, Jason Taylor was selected as a two-time First Team All Mid American Conference. Fans will probably remember Taylor as only a defensive end, since that was his main position (standing on the line with the defensive tackles and rushing the QB). His junior year with Akron he was playing as a linebacker. With the Dolphins, he did play as a hybrid DE, which was both standing on the line and dropping back as a LB. He didn’t play as hybrid until Dom Capers showed up in Miami with his 3-4 defensive scheme. Taylor was then moved to left side of the defensive line his senior year at Akron. In that year, he earned a Defensive Player of the Week against Virginia Tech. He recorded two sacks and recovered two fumbles in that game. Jason Taylor is not your prototype DE in a 3-4 scheme. He is tall and lanky, and that’s why he was also able to play basketball in the college ranks.